Project Description

Working 5–9 in the Middle of a Global Panoramic acknowledges the many enterprising commuters pursuing their livelihood amid systemic discrimination. The bombastically fly Astra Marie may just as easily be on an intergalactic grocery run via LAX as she may be off to work as a performer, body-positivity pioneer or decolonizing architect.

About the Artist

APRIL BEY is a Los Angeles–based artist and educator whose interdisciplinary work critiques American and Bahamian culture, especially related to the African diaspora. Bey is a tenured Glendale Community College professor, and her work has been exhibited internationally. She earned a BFA from Ball State University and an MFA from California State University, Northridge.